Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-14
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The Concord First-day School Union.
embracing IL schools held tia aemi'
annual meeting at Fourth and West
strests meeting house Saturday. The
following delegates were present; From
Ohester, Sarah A. Lewis, Lettie b.
Sheah, Carrie Larkin, Arthur Middleton,
Mat'lda d. sheaff; from Providence,
Eilzabeth II. Haldeman, Lydia d. Reeoe.
=. heece Lewis, Lucy b. Lewis, Robert
r Green; from Darby, Mary o. Long.
streth, Lydia q. Biddle, Mary L, Yarnail.
Thomas Garrigues, William O. Biddle'
Dr.; from West Chester, George i,
Maris, Sarah II. Paiste, Caroline n.
JACKSON, Esther Speakman, Lille Harry,
Lney A: Maris, Mary Marvel, Mary
brown, Abbie Williamson, Anna Darling.
ton aud Herbert P. Worth; from VIII
nington, Margaret X. Bringhurst, Emma
y. Bancroft, William p. Bancroft and
Sarah M. Fell from Newtown, Margaret
.. Galley, Mary L. Cox and Simpson FL.
Garwoodi from Goshen, Rebeeca Ash.
bridge, MARY Taylor, Edwin j. DurneIl
and Ida r. Bartrnm from Middletown,
Amy u. Edwards and Joel Sharpiess'
There were no delegates from Uchwlan or
Concord
Toe meeting was opened with reading
OF Romans W. followed in prayer by
Allen Flitcratt Of Chester. The report
from The committee appointed from the
different schools to arrange a programme
for the meeting was adopted. The re-
ports from the schools were then heard.
The report from Chester was received
| WItlDnf rt4utarH "a ~
cognition of the Newtown school as wall
as lib renewal brought forth remarks of
approval from Thomas and Matilda Gar
rigues, Mordecai L. Bartram, Allen
flitcraft and Mary Macallister. The
report from Willistown, Chester county,
Pa, was commented on by Arthur Mid.
dletsn. The report from Middletown
ELECTED remarks from Thomas Brown,
Mary Macallister and George L. Maris.
The bent OF the remarks were in the di.
rection of exerting efforts TO interest those
who are not interested. Visiting the
children was suggested as necessary to be
done to greater extent. The morning
closed with au exercise by George L.
Maris, superintendent of Race street
| Friends school, Philadelphia.
At the close of the morning session
lunch was served to the visitors in the
lower rooms of Friends school.
The Concord First-day School
Union resumed its sessions in the
afternoon of 1.30 O'Clock at Fourth and
West streets Meeting house.
The reports Of the schools were con.
tinued. There was an interesting report
from Concord school which was listened
TO with much qualification. The number
of pupils has increased and other evidence
was addueed of the schools prosperity.
At the conclusion of the hearing of re-
ports Mary Macallister, of Darby, was
prevailed upon to give q lesson, repro.
ducing before the audience her methods
of teaching. She wrote upon black
board with colored crayons different
maxims, the initials and finals of each
spelling the words Eternal Life.' As
she wrote them, the speaker made sum.
mary comments on each, thus demonstrat
ing the great value, when in the hands Of
a capable teacher, of object lessons Of
this nature. Frederic II. Robinson Of
this city, read an interesting essay upor
the subject of Friends principles. The
paper was well received.
The reports az whole are looked upor
as indicating prosperous stale Of affairs
At 4 O'Clock the meeting adjourned II
October next to meet at Goshen, Chester
county, Pa.